Dar Al-Salaam Organization (DASO) – The Dar Al-Salaam Organization (DASO), or “House of Peace”, is an indigenous Yemeni NGO focused on conflict resolution and countering violent extremism through engagement of tribal and religious leaders. Based in Sana’a, DASO has grassroots networks and trust relationships throughout the country. Led by a Sufi tribal sheikh, DASO has developed 250 grassroots Peace Committees around the country with over 4000 tribal, religious, youth, and community leaders as members. DASO’s work focuses on tribal mediation, religious and sectarian dialogue, conducting youth peace building workshops, and engaging religious leaders in reducing violent extremism.

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The most important reason to nominating DASO for promoting a new culture in Yemen for the first time in the Middle East, to exceed the debt-to-human relationship and to improve schools, universities, and primary schools. [have a look at this Here] So he founded Dar Al-Salam Organisation (DASO) in 1997, and remains its head. Dar Al-Salaam Organisation, or “House of Peace”, is an indigenous Yemeni NGO focused on conflict resolution and countering violent extremism through engagement of tribal and religious leaders. Based in Sana’a, DASO has grassroots networks and trust relationships throughout the country. Under Sheikh Abdulrahman’s leadership, DASO has developed 250 grassroots Peace Committees around the country with over 4000 tribal, religious, youth, and community leaders as members. DASO’s work focuses on tribal mediation, religious and sectarian dialogue, conducting youth peace building workshops, and engaging religious leaders in reducing violent extremism.
Some of the most important successes achieved through DASO
1. Establishing 250 Peace Committees across Yemen.
2. Persuading many young people affected by the culture of extremism and terrorism to exchange this for a culture of peace .[here for more information]
3. During the years 2011-2012 and in partnership with international backers, training 360 trainees in the construction of peace, tolerance, and conflict resolution. [here for more information]
4. Leading several mass rallies calling for peace.
6. Securing the peaceful release of many abducted foreigners.[here for more information]
7. Stopping many executions through various interventions.[here for more information]
8. Resolving many disputes, including those involving the marginalized minorities, Jews, and the Somali community.[Here for more information ]
9. Carrying out several awareness campaigns against weapons and armed violence and extremism. [Here for more information]
11. Receiving a favorable review from the government of Sheikh Abdulrahman and his organization, its international experience, its peacemaking activities for conflict resolution, and it reconciliation procedures. [Here for more information]
13. Many local universities have turned DASO life into a graduation project, most recently the University ofSanaa in 2011, through the Faculty of Information.

Dar Al-Salaam Organization (DASO) – The Dar Al-Salaam Organization (DASO), or “House of Peace”, is an indigenous Yemeni NGO focused on conflict resolution and countering violent extremism through engagement of tribal and religious leaders. Based in Sana’a, DASO has grassroots networks and trust relationships throughout the country. Led by a Sufi tribal sheikh, DASO has developed 250 grassroots Peace Committees around the country with over 4000 tribal, religious, youth, and community leaders as members.DASO’s work focuses on tribal mediation, religious and sectarian dialogue, conducting youth peace building workshops, and engaging religious leaders in reducing violent extremism.

DASO’s approach employs traditional tribal mediation practices, emphasizing the role of Islamic principles in reducing violence, preventing revenge killings, and promoting peaceful coexistence among different sects and identity groups. The organization conducts training workshops with influential citizen leaders (e.g. religious preachers, counselors, academics, tribal leaders, and members of local government) to promote peace and coexistence in their communities. Some workshops, for example, have brought together Yemeni Salafis, Ismaili and Zaydi Shias, Sufis, and members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Houthi movements to raise awareness of the Islamic basis for peaceful coexistence and social diversity, to equip participants to transmit these values to their communities, and to counter political and extremist manipulation of religion.

DASO trainings have focused on building participants’ knowledge of the causes and realities of conflict in Yemen, raising awareness of Islamic values that promote peace and coexistence, and developing participants’ capacities to mitigate armed conflicts and propagate values of forgiveness, human rights, democracy, and social cohesion in the larger culture. Training modules in DASO workshops have included themes on armed conflict and social violence and the role of tribal and religious ethics and leaders in its promotion or prevention.

DASO has managed several internationally-supported programs. One, conducted in partnership with the Government of Yemen, the US Embassy, and the private sector, trained hundreds of religious, local council, and other community leaders in eight governorates in peace building, collaboration, and countering violent extremism. Another 18-month project on peace and social cohesion, sponsored by the European Union, conducted a field study on issues of conflict in Abyan, Al-Jawf, and Lahj, awareness-raising workshops to disseminate the findings of the study, and community initiatives to promote dialogue and reconciliation.

DASO has also facilitated initiatives to increase peaceful electoral participation, especially among women. Most recently, DASO launched a program to engage civil society activists, particularly women and youth leaders, in advocating and supporting the outcomes of Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference (NDC) in their communities and connecting the concerns and priorities of these communities to the NDC and the government.

Building peace and religious tolerance, start from kindergarten through high school and university

Building peace and religious tolerance, start from kindergarten through high school and university as those stages of the most important stages throughout the human life they form features the initial of his character and determine the orientation and directional represents children and young people a broad spectrum of society and the peace that we are calling for is peace with oneself and others and between peoples various doctrines and religion and Extremist groups working to attract elements of the younger age groups , in populations Such as youth and adolescents who are easily influenced them and mobilize them , and entice them in various ways taking advantage enjoyed by youth and adolescents from Hamas and the vitality and the rush and ambitions with a low level of awareness and poor knowledge and limited experience in life , in addition to the economic and social conditions bad , such as poverty and unemployment received by young people and teenagers more intensely commensurate with ceilings high to their needs and aspirations and energies which stands those circumstances obstacle in the way of achievable and generate their frustration and despair and the desire to get out to the community.

For these reasons tend extremist groups to younger age groups and find it easier to attract teenagers aged between 15-18 years of school students in the two phases (core - high school ) in the slums , events have proved , that the proportion of joining young people and school students to groups extreme constantly increasing and many of the terrorist attacks in recent years , carried out by the youth does not exceed the age of eighteen, using explosive belts . In contrast, there is a steady decline of student activities in schools and virtually no activities in public schools , especially in poor neighborhoods , such as the school theater , art galleries , and newspapers wall where canceled the decision of the official Similarly canceled activities scholarship from the school curriculum , such as physical education and art education , because of the influence of mental extremist prohibit activities and entertainment in educational institutions .So I worked on the organization works to target this segment and the implementation of programs aimed at their outputs to the following: -

1 - concepts and instill the values ​​of humanity and respect for differences and different cultures and believes in the importance of coexistence between humans.

2 - help men thought the anti- extremism in the delivery of their message to students in an easy and simple and highlight their compositions .

3 - To encourage young people to carry out their responsibilities and the National Humanities through the transfer of knowledge to others , and the definition of their community the dangers of extremism and violation of all religions .

4 - Support for media activity in schools and instilling values ​​that anti manifestations of extremism and violence and promote peace and humanitarian community in an innovative way and influential .

5 - to develop students' knowledge to benefit from the experiences , ideas and visions of humanity and religious moderate to help generations to confront the culture of extremism scientific and systematic manner .

6 - to encourage students of both sexes to do to prepare Wall monthly newspaper covering topics of peace , human rights and the face of extremism and intolerance .

7 - encourage schools to form peace groups and student integrate the values ​​of tolerance and peace in the school activity .

8 - Training of peace activists on the mechanism and the skill and knowledge to contain conflicts between the pairing .

The organization works to measure results and ensure continuity through the following:

1 - understand superset of the target to the issues of peace and risk of violence .

2 - The presence of media crews of newspapers in schools and consider peace groups contribute to encourage others to participate with them .

3 - Make the issue of terrorism and extremism, and their effects and support it responsibility generations and their national duty .

4 - to shed light on the psychological effects and health and community for the crimes of terrorism and violating the teachings of Islam and the universality of human rights endorsed by all heavenly religions and international conventions .

5 - Take advantage of all outputs including cartoon shows through the establishment of mobile payment devices to the media .

6 - transmission of the impact of the experience of school students to their families and their social .

Dar Al-Salaam Organization has done wonderful work in peacebuilding throughout Yemen. They have a large indigenous network of religious, tribal, and other leaders throughout the country and can gain access to difficult areas that others often cannot in support of their peace work. They are deeply, sincerely committed to countering violence and peacefully resolving conflict, and they bring a unique set of skills in religious peacemaking and tribal mediation to this task. I support them wholeheartedly as a most worthy candidate for this award.

I wish to add my support with the Dar Al Salaam organization from Yemen. They are doing great job inside their country and for Yemenite society. I wish their activities, changing the people there to a peaceful nation, will have the impact they really deserve and be an example to other peace organizations all around the world. Good luch my friends, long live free peaceful Yemen.

Dar Al-Salaam Organization was established about 14 years ago, I can say DASO “House of Peace” is newly established with personally offers, it was small and local organization since that time but right now I can DASO became International Organization with their great achievements and goals. Staff members they have sacrificed and work day and night since the born of the organization, but still they have long journey and miles to bring peace in our community, DASO have several goals and tasks. Here are some of the activities and tasks that conducted by their professional members

Conducted meetings with the community leaders strengthening peace and stability.

Participated in several activities regarding to peacebuilding in the conflicted areas.

Orientated the community about the bad effect of conflict and revenge in Yemen society.

Communicated well with the community leaders and people in charge to maintain peace and stability in different areas in Yemen.

Dar Al-Salaam Organization is a very strong peace building organization and it works inside a threat prone zone is a great achievement in itself. It has not only survived the violent conditions but have been successful in creating Peace in these conflict areas. This organization has made pioneer contributions in promoting peace through dialogues and meetings with all leaders and people of different communities in Yemen. It is the ray of Hope and light for the innocent people who are at the radar of gunpoint and violence all the time and in such conditions restoring peace is a mind blowing achievement and my heart felt salutation to this Organization.

The most touching part of this organization is bringing out the Principles of Islam to the World that Islam teaches Virtues of Peace and not violence, Islam believes in Peace, love and Friendship and wants People to live in harmony and brotherhood. Creating such awareness on Islam is important and the need of the hour as in the name of Religion - many young minds are trained and taught to become suicide bombers, sleeper cells and terrorists and any religion in the World does not teach violence and create violence but always promotes peace and unity among people. Such a Peace building Work by this organization will go a long way in wiping wrong thoughts and notions on Religion that had been root cause of many violent activities in the World. I would strongly recommend this organization for this Award as it is not only deserving but a very worthy nomination.